Vtech DECT 6.0 Digital Accessory Handset with Caller ID and Handset Speakerphone (LS6204)

 (31 customer reviews)

Im not an impulse shopper.I really needed to replace our old system and I thought this was a very unique looking phone.I real eye catcher. So I read many reviews.I went to the store and personally looked at,picked up and examined the phone.I bought the base-phone in the store but couldn't find the extra handsets anywhere in stores.Needless to say I was on a mission.Thanks to Amazon.com I now have 3 handsets.So many features,too many to list.The reception is very good and I like being able to use the handset-to-handset feature to communicate throughout the house instead of yelling.Did I mention that this phone is so sleek and attractive? Yes the face plate smudges but a simple wipe with the provided cloth takes care of that.I would have expected the price to be higher but it wasn't any more expensive than the phones I was replacing.

Things I like about the phone:

1. Excellent voice quality;
2. Excellent reception - even across 2 floors;
3. Bluetooth works great - even if the phone was a floor away - not sure to credit phone or my Blackberry;
4. Single directory of phone numbers - pro or con depending on how you see it;
5. Sleek & sexy; and
6. Conferencing does work - saves me the cost of a 2nd line at home!

The minor things I find slightly annoying:

1. Finger-print magnet;
2. Although screen is usable, it is not high-res nor colour;
3. Phone cannot stand upright with any stability;
4. No visual indicator from afar that there are messages - have to unlock and look at display; and
5. Plethora of ring tones leaves you wanting more as they are more annoying than pleasant.

Sound quality is great, but the touch-button controls are problematic. You have to unlock the phone each time you use it by pressing the unlock button, an extra step, and then when you're using it while unlocked, you have to be very careful how you hold it or you will inadvertently hit a button. I've accidentally hit the speaker phone button numerous times when I tried to hang the phone up, which then causes the phone to ring after you hang it up. Also, I can't get the bluetooth to function correctly. It worked the first time I set it up but hasn't worked correctly since. I finally gave up on it. There are many better, less expensive choices out there.